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Cormac McCarthy Gets First Screenwriting Credit

10/11/2013 12:37PM

Next month, famed novelist Cormac McCarthy will get his first screenwriting credit with “The Counselor”. Alexandra Alter discusses why he took a more active role with this film after years of letting others adapt his work for the big screen. Photo: 20th Century Fox.

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